In a period of civic unrest and a public health emergency, museums can help confront and expose false histories that shape the current moment. Join Jane Addams Hull-House Museum and institutional members of the Association of Midwest Museum for an interactive presentation with guest presenter Mindy Fullilove, a public historian and social psychiatrist.

We are living in drastic times, with climate change, pandemics and racism challenging us to think and do differently, while maintaining morale and future vision through upheaval and uncertainty. Museums can play a part in getting us to solid ground, using stories, objects and space to show us a way forward that centers all life. 

Mindy Fullilove is committed to the psychological connection of place, public health and interpreting the social justice lessons of history. Fullilove founded 400 Years of Inequality a project that encouraged Americans to commemorate the arrival of the first Africans to be sold into bongage in Jamestown in 1619. She is the author Root Shock: How Tearing Up City Neighborhoods Hurts America, And What We Can Do About (New Village Press, 2016). Fullilove will offer ideas for cultural institutions ready to make positive change toward.

Mindy Fullilove is a board-certified psychiatrist who explores the ties between environment and mental health. Dedicated to the psychology of place, Mindy’s research started in 1986 when she linked the AIDS epidemic with place of residence, and she continues to focus on the health problems caused by inequality. For the past 30 years, Mindy has been investigating how broken connections between different sections of cities harm public health and explores ways to reconnect them. 

Jane Addams Hull-House is a member of the Association of Midwest Museums (AMM). In 2018, AMM presented Hull-House with the Award for Excellence in Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice. Learn more about AMM here.